It wasn't easy to stop thinking about him. First of all you have to hire a new bodyguard, his name is Denzel and even though he was strong willed, he doesn’t seem trustworthy enough. You were comfortable with looking people in the eyes but he always turns away and you knew he was hiding something.
The businesses have been going really well, but you will be lying if you say you didn't miss him.
Yes, sometimes love sucks and there's nothing you can do but just let things follow their own curse.
That day in particular you are going to a shop. Denzel had told you about a friend of his that made all kinds of weapons, he also advised you not to call it weapons but art. That's how much she loves her work.
You also need a gun to defend yourself, especially since you are going to arrive late every night.
You almost choke when you find that Denzel's friend and Nico were the same person. It doesn’t help that Nero is there with her too.
You enter the Golstein's shop, a small kind of place with a lot of mechanical artifacts and tools you haven't seen in your whole life.
You are walking around the room looking at all the things that catch your attention, handguns, rifles and other accessories for hunting purposes.
You walk close to the counter and ring a bell to alert the owner of your presence.
It took Nico less than a minute to be there, she is as surprised as you, that she even forgets to answer to Nero, who was discussing something with her.
It’s an awkward situation.
Nico and you are at the counter with her making a design of what you needed, she seemed really immersed in her job.
Nero on the other hand is at the back sitting on the couch but you can feel him staring at you.
It’s a coincidence, a terrible one, but you can’t blame him for thinking otherwise that this isn’t a coincidence at all.
Not when there are a lot of gun shops in the city. Not when you have broken up a couple of months before.
It takes Nico an hour to finish the sketch, you thank her and exit the shop as fast as you came, trying not to look Nero in the eyes.
That afternoon at the club you are talking to Denzel, he was helping you to clean some bottles in the bar
"You arrived early today" You say half joking, half serious.
Denzel isn’t an early bird, he was even late to the interview where you decided to hire him. He wasn't punctual, but he was tall and with a strong body, much better than the other two options.
"I didn't have a lot of things to do in my department.”
"Either way, thank you very much.” You glance at him, trying to look him in the eyes and he turns away, again, like always.
"No problem."
"By the way, how do you know Nico?"
"Uhm Nico? I think we were in elementary school together."
"Really? Well, that's a while."
"Yeah" He answers "And you?"
"Me what?"
"How do you know her" He asks.
"Oh! Well, she was a friend of a friend!"
“A friend of a friend? Really? Is it a he or a she?"
"He"
"Mmmh and he was only your friend? You seem so secretive about it.”
“Yeah, he was only my friend."
"What happened? Something like a break up” He keeps teasing and you are getting pretty nervous, not wanting to answer what Denzel asks you.
You just stay there cleaning the table in front of you,m until you decide to say something.
"Why do you seem so interested” You ask with a little irritation in your voice.
Denzel smiles shaking his head slightly.
"If you're single I can ask you out.”
You already know what I'm going to say, so thank you _goblin_child_ :)
